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San Francisco Newsletter: June 2021
Welcome to the June issue of our monthly newsletter for SEIU 1021 members in San Francisco. You can read our May issue here, or keep reading below to see recaps of the big fights our members have taken on in the last month.
If you have a workplace issue you or your colleagues are dealing with and you’d like help and support from our union, don’t forget that in addition to reaching out to your steward or labor representative, you can also contact the SEIU 1021 Member Resource Center at 1-877-687-1021.
Santa Clara University Adjuncts and Lecturers are calling for a free and fair union election on campus
This past Friday, June 11th, Santa Clara University Adjuncts and
Lecturers set up a table at the graduation commencement ceremony
on campus to raise awareness for their need to unionize and have
a voice in the workplace. In addition to passing out fliers to
grads and their families urging support, the adjuncts and
lecturers had live screenprinting to make promotional posters to
hand out.
In a partial victory, GSA members have stopped the outsourcing of custodial jobs at 49 S Van Ness—but we’re still fighting to protect security guard jobs
SEIU 1021 members at 49 S. Van Ness scored a partial victory this
month in their fight against the proposed outsourcing of
custodial and security jobs in the building. Members have been
working hard to rally opposition to the plan which would see
these union civil service positions traded for lower-paying and
less stable contactor positions.
SEIU 1021 Vice President of San Francisco Theresa Rutherford shares an update on the Mayor’s most recent budget proposal
“For much of last year, San Francisco was predicting serious
budget woes that the City said would result in a projected
shortfall of millions of dollars. Amidst the uncertainty of the
COVID-19 pandemic, we were told time and again that the sky was
falling and an extreme recession was just around the
corner.